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  • March 15, 2006 at 1:09 pm #16376
    Dave_Conway
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    Has anyone seen or heard of these ?

    Model number is F600EF but I can find no info on them anywhere.

    My feeling is a Comet exclusive job but any info would be a help.

    Dave.

    March 15, 2006 at 5:33 pm #169587
    ncas
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    Re: JCA Cookers

    Some may be beko or teba in disguise

    March 15, 2006 at 7:11 pm #169588
    cookerfit
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    Re: JCA Cookers

    JCA cookers were brought in by the former MD of Britannia before they started badging Ilve products.

    Britannia have classified these appliances obsolete. I have one or two spares and their engineers have a couple stashed away – depends what is wanted. They did Built-in ovens, hobs and one or two cookers.

    Incidentally, if anyone comes across Sheffield range cookers these too are classified as obsolete by Britannia even though sold as late as 2002.

    Regards
    Cookerfit

    March 15, 2006 at 7:32 pm #169589
    kwatt
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    Re: JCA Cookers

    cookerfit wrote:Incidentally, if anyone comes across Sheffield range cookers these too are classified as obsolete by Britannia even though sold as late as 2002.

    Isn’t that illegal? I think if that’s the case they may have to supply a new appliance FOC if the spares go obsolete under 6 or 8 years from the date of final production.

    K.

    March 15, 2006 at 9:12 pm #169590
    cookerfit
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    Re: JCA Cookers

    Obviously Britannia legally checked all of this out.
    At the time that the Sheffield was sold, Britannia were the Range Cooker Co PLC. They became Britannia Living Ltd after illness overtook the MD (the majority shareholder) and were purchased by a venture capital group.

    We were told by Directors at Britannia that although there is a general industry perception that spares must be available for an appliance for 8 or so years after production ceases, there is nowhere that this is legally written down.

    The Sheffield was specified and designed by Britannia but built by Viscount Catering (the old Moorwood Vulcan) in Sheffield. In 1998 or so, Viscount was taken over by Welbilt (Garland/Frymaster etc) and ceased to build the appliance. Existing stocks were slowly sold off but spares were thin on the ground. Eventually, anything specially manufactured by Viscount became unavailable and so the appliance was marked obsolete.

    March 15, 2006 at 9:44 pm #169591
    Dave_Conway
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    Re: JCA Cookers

    Thanks for the info, interesting.

    What’s the chance of getting a door handle for the above model ?

    It’s a single build under oven in gold/rustic style.

    Dave.

    March 15, 2006 at 10:55 pm #169592
    cookerfit
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    Re: JCA Cookers

    I haven’t got one but I’ll PM you a mobile number for someone who may have.

    Regards

    John

    March 15, 2006 at 11:52 pm #169593
    kwatt
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    The AMDEA code of practice has some stuff on the amount of time that spares have to be available for. But then they keep changing their code and not telling anyone which isn’t exectly helpful. 😕

    There is some stuff in the new documentation from the DTI in relation to WEEE, but it’s a nightmare and not exactly light reading. But I will find out.

    K.

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